Allentonian Charged In Aug. 17 Shooting Police

September 26, 1985|The Morning Call

Bethlehem police served warrants in Northampton County Prison Tuesday on Gabriel Rivera, 23, of 2903 Kline St., Allentown, in connection with the shooting of another man on Aug. 17 in the Marvine-Pembroke area of the city.

Rivera was arraigned before District Justice Elizabeth Romig of Bethlehem on charges of criminal attempt to commit homicide, recklessly endangering another person and aggravated assault. He was returned to prison in lieu of $50,000 bail pending a hearing.

Police reported that Rivera turned himself in at the prison on Monday night. The prison held a domestic relations warrant for Rivera, they said.

Rivera is charged with shooting Victor Carrasquillo, 18, of 1163 Mechanic St., Bethlehem, in the hip with a handgun during an argument in the 1100 block of Merriman Court.

At the time, it was reported that three or four shots were fired during the incident and that the shooting apparently was the result of an argument between members of the Rivera and Carrasquillo families that had been going on for a few days.